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Stay Woke: Our Fight for Truth and Justice

By Michael Thompson
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By Michael Thompson
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The term "stay woke" was introduced into the American lexicon by the talented Black musician Huddie William Ledbetter ("Lead Belly") in 1938 in a song called Scottsboro Boys. The Scottsboro Boys were nine young Black men unjustly imprisoned following false claims of sexually assaulting two white women in Alabama in 1931. The case drew national attention and exposed the blatant racism of the Alabama criminal justice system. The phrase "stay woke," as presented in this song, was intended to w...

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